Citation

Roberts I, Kolbe A, White J. J. Paediatr. Child Health 1993; 29(3): 233-234.

Affiliation

Department of Community Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8518009

Abstract

All non-traffic child pedestrian deaths and injuries resulting in hospitalization in the Auckland region over a 5 year period were identified from coroner's and hospital records. There were eight deaths (0.77/100,000 children per year) and 91 hospital admissions (8.7/100,000 children per year). Close to half (48%) of the non-traffic pedestrian injury admissions had been misclassified as traffic pedestrian injuries. Eighty-seven per cent of the non-traffic pedestrian injury deaths and 93% of the injuries occurred in residential driveways, most often involving a child run over by a reversing vehicle. Further studies are required to determine the most effective strategies for the prevention of non-traffic child pedestrian injuries.

Language: en